When is Eid al-Adha 2028?
Friday,
May 5, 2028
Begins at sundown on Thursday, May 4, 2028 (sunset is 7:55 PM in New York). Local moon sighting can move the start by a day. 539 days from today, Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hijri year 1449.
- Day of week
- Friday
- Against 2027
- 10 days earlier
- Hijri year
- 1449
- Days away
- 539
Why Eid al-Adha falls when it does in 2028
Eid al-Adha is fixed in the Hijri calendar, which is purely lunar with no leap month at all. Twelve lunar months run about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the Gregorian date walks steadily backwards through the seasons and returns to the same point roughly every thirty-three years — 10 days earlier than in 2027.
Eid al-Adha 2028 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Eid al-Adha | ||||||
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| 22 |
Within a week of Eid al-Adha in 2028
Which dates fall near Eid al-Adha changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- BeltaneMon, May 1
- Day of ArafahThu, May 4
- Cinco de MayoFri, May 5